A researcher wanted to know whether contracting out government services improves municipal efficiency. The political party in charge is unrelated to its government’s efficiency but strongly correlated with contracting out. If political party were added as a control variable in this model, the standard error would most likely . . .

A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain the same
D. Impossible to say


A. Increase

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Suppose someone explains the outbreak of World War II by stating, "Hitler was trapped by his own fascist rhetoric into attacking European great powers even if the

military reality demonstrated clearly that such a path was self-destructive." This statement takes a(n) _____ approach to explaining World War II. a. ideational b. institutional c. psychological d. realist

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There is now general consensus that ethics and morality play an important part in international relations

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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During the Cold War, the UN was ineffective as both the United States and the Soviet Union used it as a foreign policy tool

Indicate whether this statement is true or false.

Political Science

An agency directly involved in administering monetary policy is the

a. Federal Reserve Board. b. General Accounting Office. c. Office of Management and Budget. d. none of the above.

Political Science